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Monitor on Psychology
Volume 32, No. 1 January 2001
 
Science

Does estrogen protect memory?
Research indicates that estrogen is a shield against cognitive decline during aging, and may even fend off Alzheimer's disease. But definitive results are still pending.

Parenthood detrimental to marriage? Not necessarily...
Marital researchers identify a prescription that may buffer newlyweds against stressors.

When at last you don't succeed...
A new study shows that when animals are no longer reinforced for learned behaviors, they hedge their bets, conservatively persisting in behaviors that produced reinforcement before, but also trying creative, new strategies to gain rewards.

Where happiness lies
Social scientists reveal their research findings in the realm of positive psychology.

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